Art & Architecture
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The Georgian Churches of Oski and Iskhani: Architecture and Ornament [Hardback]
Dora Piquet-Panayatova (Author)
£120.00ISBN: 9781899828913
Published by : Pindar Press
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This study deals with the churches of Oski and Iskhani, in the ancient Georgian province of Tao-Klardeti, now in eastern Turkey.Each church is examined separately, with a focus on the architecture and carved decoration. The architectural... .... Learn More -
Imagining the Divine: Art in Religions of Late Antiquity across Eurasia [Paperback]
Jaś Elsner (Editor); Rachel Wood (Editor)
£40.00ISBN: 9780861592340
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 234
This groundbreaking volume brings together scholars of the art and archaeology of late antiquity (c. 200−1000), across cultures and regions reaching from India to Iberia, to discuss how objects can inform our understanding of religions. During thi... .... Learn More -
A Globalised Visual Culture?: Towards a Geography of Late Antique Art [Hardback]
Fabio Guidetti (Editor); Katharina Meinecke (Editor)
£50.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781789254464
Published by : Oxbow Books
Late Antique artefacts, and the images they carry, attest to a highly connected visual culture from ca. 300 to 800 C.E. On the one hand, the same decorative motifs and iconographies are found across various genres of visual and material culture, i... .... Learn More -
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Nectar and Illusion: Nature in Byzantine Art and Literature [Paperback]
Henry Maguire (Author)
Regular Price: £29.49
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9780190497101
Published by : Oxford University Press
Nature and Illusion is the first extended treatment of the portrayal of nature in Byzantine art and literature. In this richly illustrated study, Henry Maguire shows how the Byzantines embraced terrestrial creation in the decoration of their churc... .... Learn More -
Art of Empire: The Roman Frescoes and Imperial Cult Chamber in Luxor Temple [Hardback]
Michael Jones (Editor); Susanna McFadden (Editor)
Regular Price: £55.00
Special Price: £8.75
ISBN: 9780300169126
Published by : Yale University Press
The Luxor Temple of Amun-Re, built to commemorate the divine power of the pharaohs, is one of the iconic monuments of New Kingdom Egypt. In the 4th century C.E., the Roman Imperial government, capitalizing on the site's earlier significance, conve... .... Learn More -
Age of Transition [Paperback]
Helen C. Evans (Editor)
Regular Price: £35.95
Special Price: £7.65
ISBN: 9780300211115
Published by : Yale University Press
This volume explores cultural interaction between Christian and Jewish communities and the world of Islam. The eleven essays address such topics as the transmission of Christian imagery in the Mediterranean, icons preserved in the Holy Monastery o... .... Learn More -
Byzantine Images and their Afterlives [Hardback]
Lynn Jones (Editor)
Regular Price: £88.99
Special Price: £35.00
ISBN: 9781409442912
Published by : Ashgate
The twelve papers written for this volume reflect the wide scope of Annemarie Weyl Carr's interests and the equally wide impact of her work. The concepts linking the essays include the examination of form and meaning, the relationship between orig... .... Learn More -
Using Images in Late Antiquity [Paperback]
Stine Birk (Editor); Troels Myrup Kristensen (Editor); Birte Poulsen (Editor)
£45.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781782972617
Published by : Oxbow Books
Fifteen papers focus on the active and dynamic uses of images during the first millennium AD. They bring together an international group of scholars who situate the period’s visual practices within their political, religious, and social contexts. ... .... Learn More -
Making and Breaking the Gods: Christian Responses to Pagan Sculpture in Late Antiquity [Hardback]
Troels Myrup Kristensen (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9788771240894
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Drawing on both textual and archaeological sources, this book discusses how Christians in Late Antiquity negotiated the sculptural environment of cities and sanctuaries in a variety of ways, ranging from creative transformations to iconoclastic pe... .... Learn More
